Took ds in for a 9m check up. He gained 1.4lb in 3m. He eats all the time and everything we eat through his baby bullet. He gets plenty of formula and has wet /dirty diapers. He eats a lot for his size. I guess I thought he looked fine but now they wanna run blood work and send him to children's if he doesn't gain by 1. What now? He's 17.8lb (up from 16.4lb) and in the 80% height 23% head developing othetwise normally. (All my kids had small heads and are normal range now by age 1). Just feeling bad bc idk what else to offer him?

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Wife to Best Friend On-The-Road Hubby since 3/17/07 and SAHMomma to DD 5 DD 3 DD 2 and DS 1

I wouldn't be too concerned yet. The same thing happened with my DS. Although I think it started at his 6 month check up. We did the blood work (all a-okay), referral to GI (no help) and all that. He's 5 now and growing just fine. I would just keep feeding him how you are and see what the blood work says.

__________________"Why should I allow that same God to tell me how to raise my kids, who had to drown His own?" ~ Robert Green Ingersoll

I wouldn't be too concerned yet. The same thing happened with my DS. Although I think it started at his 6 month check up. We did the blood work (all a-okay), referral to GI (no help) and all that. He's 5 now and growing just fine. I would just keep feeding him how you are and see what the blood work says.

Thanks. I wasn't too worried until I got the summary that has his bw till now and he's steadily decreased in his percentiles for weight. We went from 70% to 50%,32%,28%,19%, and now 9%.

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Wife to Best Friend On-The-Road Hubby since 3/17/07 and SAHMomma to DD 5 DD 3 DD 2 and DS 1

Calorie for calorie they are the same but the quantity is different and there's higher fat (?). Can't remember. I know cause I was given a normal can of formula and when my LO kept shrinking until she dipped below the expected 10% loss of her birth weight they told me to use this preemie stuff. When I compared them (my free can to the preemie can) they were the same calorie wise but the pharmacist showed me the difference was in concentration and other 'things' (can't remember) that imcreased weight.

Calorie for calorie they are the same but the quantity is different and there's higher fat (?). Can't remember. I know cause I was given a normal can of formula and when my LO kept shrinking until she dipped below the expected 10% loss of her birth weight they told me to use this preemie stuff. When I compared them (my free can to the preemie can) they were the same calorie wise but the pharmacist showed me the difference was in concentration and other 'things' (can't remember) that imcreased weight.

Hmmm I'll have to take another look...thank u

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Wife to Best Friend On-The-Road Hubby since 3/17/07 and SAHMomma to DD 5 DD 3 DD 2 and DS 1